Today I went to the matinee of “I Don’t Know How She Does It.” Yes, I went to see a movie about an overworked working mom on a Monday, right after drop-off. And yes, the movie got one tomato on Rotten Tomatoes. Mindless entertainment aside, what struck me as I came out was that Sarah …
For those who missed this New Yorker article about Sheryl Sandberg, I wanted to send it along. Her opinions are powerful and I am fascinated to see women articulating thoughts about the realities for companies when women slow down to care for families. In particular, I was fascinated by a view I share, which is …
An article in today’s NYT Magazine caught my eye. It featured the successful screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada) and talked about how she has captured what today’s women really want; Prince Charming is no longer enough. What women want is the mojo that lands them the man and the job: “McKenna’s take …
“Caution: Women Playing” was a fantastic article in the New York Times Thursday Styles section a couple of weeks ago. The article highlights a group “that seeks to bring play and fun into the lives of over-scheduled New York women.” As I read the article, I was not at all surprised to see that the …
The other day I was on a crowded subway. Two attractive women were standing in front of me, chatting, headed home from work. A young 30-something man was next to me, legs splayed out so he took up two seats. Suddenly (I was surprised and impressed), he looked around, noticed the women and popped up …
On June 27th I got the news that my father had died. It was sudden, but not unexpected. He was 84 and frail, having survived a couple of tough health battles. And, he died in the best possible way for him; sitting down to lunch with a glass of wine in his hand. In the …
Understand Transferrable Skills I am always surprised to hear people say, “But I can’t do that job; I don’t know Powerpoint (or Photoshop or how to write a business plan). When you want to transition, you need to look for more general skills that can be used across disciplines. And, you need to understand what …
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Get Support The same week that I took my first coaching course, I hired a coach. A lot of us underestimate our need for support, or think that we are weak for needing it. This is simply not true. One of the first things my coach told me was, “Get a group of friends who …
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Keep the Faith It’s amazing. Very likely, most of us are high-achieving people. And yet it is so easy to get into the thinking that if we leave our job, we will be a nobody. What I have actually seen, again and again with my clients and with my own transitions, is that our sense …
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Put Your Hypotheses to the Test – In Increments There is a term at the coaching program I followed*, “Forward the action, deepen the learning.”If you really want to figure out what’s next, try some things out.I don’t mean taking a course, though that can be a part of it.I mean actually do it.So many …
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